Liz has been interested in history and heritage issues all her life. She studied for a BA in History (University of Exeter), before going on to an MA in Environment, Development and Policy (University of Sussex). After spending 15 years working for international organisations promoting human rights and citizen participation, Liz returned to UK and was awarded an MRes in Social Anthropology in 2016 (University of Aberdeen). Themes explored in her previous research include how social values, such as identity, are reflected in environmental management processes.

Co-authored Paper, Siân Jones and Elizabeth Robson: Multiple methods and diverse objects: challenges in the creation of a social value ‘toolkit’ for heritage management and conservation. Presented as part of Session 101: Toolkits Across Borders: Assembling Methods Futures at the Association of Critical Heritage Studies IV Biennial Conference, Hangzhou, China. Dates: 1-5 September 2018.

Paper: ‘Indigenous space’ in Arctic development discourse: A case study of the Gwich’in Nation and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska USA. Presented as part of Session 18.4: Indigenous Communities and Extractive Industries in the Arctic – Processes of Domination and Co-existence at the ninth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, Umea, Sweden. Dates: 8-12 June 2017.